About Us

The power behind Source and Covert Surveillance activities

About Us

A unique working partnership with the Police

Since 1994, Charter Systems Ltd have worked alongside our police partners to develop and maintain a software application capable of meeting the regulatory demands of managing Source and Covert Authorities policing and surveillance activities.

By combining Charter Systems’ software development expertise with the knowledge, experience and operational procedures from an ‘inside force’ perspective, the Charter Source and Covert Authorities Management Software System was conceived – making the system the only commercial RIPA complaint software solution on the market that has been specifically designed by the Police for the Police.

Today, the Source and Covert Authorities System has been successfully adopted and implemented by a wide variety of Police Forces, Law Enforcement Agencies and Public Bodies – all of whom trust in its expert and ongoing development with the assurance that the integrity and management of the system will be maintained in the years to come.

In addition, the unique, flexible design means that Charter Systems is at the forefront of collaborative working and regionalisation software supply, and is ready to go in this area of increasing interest.

Why Charter Systems?

• Fully compliant, robust, secure solution
• "Future proof" 2nd generation system built on the latest .net technology
• Completely Web based for ease of use
• Properly integrated system
• Polished and Proven processes with a full audit trail
• Efficiency gains saving many hours of staff time per week
• Designed in partnership with technical and legal experts
• Our customers, who provide 100% reference-ability
• Be part of an excellent empowered User Group
• Constantly being developed to meet new legislation, policy & needs